Festival:
The 35th IDFA
Dates:
November 9-20
About:
Nearly 150 new and recent documentary features make up the lineup of the largest nonfiction event in the world.
IDFA 2022 Overview
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Overviews, Recommendations
On DVD: DEAR SANTA
Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, November 8:
DEAR SANTA
Director:
Dana Nachman
World Premiere:
Heartland 2020
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC
About:
Volunteers for the USPS’s Operation Santa answer letters to Santa.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Streaming: KIMJONGILIA
Coming to OVID today, Tuesday, November 8:
KIMJONGILIA
Director:
NC Heikin
World Premiere:
Sundance 2009
Select Festivals:
San Francisco, Seattle, Vancouver, Busan, Warsaw, Leeds, Stockholm, Palm Springs, Thessaloniki Doc, Reykjavik
About:
North Korean defectors tell their stories of repression, escape and hope.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
On VOD: MEET ME IN THE BATHROOM
Coming to VOD tomorrow, Tuesday, November 8:
MEET ME IN THE BATHROOM
Director:
Dylan Southern, Will Lovelace
World Premiere:
Sundance 2022
Select Festivals:
CPH:DOX, Docaviv, BFI London, IndieLisboa, Sydney, Nashville, San Sebastián, Reykjavik, Athens, Brisbane
About:
An immersive journey through the New York music scene of the early 2000s. Set against the backdrop of 9/11, the film tells the story of how a new generation kickstarted a musical rebirth for New York City that reverberated around the world. Inspired by the book by Lizzy Goodman.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
On TV & Streaming: SAY HEY, WILLIE MAYS!
Coming to HBO and HBO Max tomorrow, Tuesday, November 8:
SAY HEY, WILLIE MAYS!
Director:
Nelson George
World Premiere:
Urbanworld 2022
About:
A portrait of the baseball legend on and off the field over five decades as he navigated the American sports landscape and the country’s ever-evolving cultural backdrop.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
On TV: MOVE ME
Coming to PBS’s Independent Lens tonight, Monday, November 7:
MOVE ME
Director:
Kelsey Peterson, Daniel Klein
World Premiere:
Full Frame 2022
Select Festivals:
ReelAbilities, Minneapolis/St Paul,
About:
A dancer paralyzed with a spinal cord injury tests the limits of her recovery while adapting to life with a disability.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Streaming: KIMJONGILIA
Coming to OVID today, Tuesday, November 8:
KIMJONGILIA
Director:
NC Heikin
World Premiere:
Sundance 2009
Select Festivals:
San Francisco, Seattle, Vancouver, Busan, Warsaw, Leeds, Stockholm, Palm Springs, Thessaloniki Doc, Reykjavik
About:
North Korean defectors tell their stories of repression, escape and hope.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Streaming: ORGASM INC: THE STORY OF ONETASTE
Coming to Netflix tomorrow, Saturday, November 5:
ORGASM INC: THE STORY OF ONETASTE
Director:
Sarah Gibson, Sloane Klevin
World Premiere:
Netflix (November 2022)
About:
A sexual wellness company gains fame and followers for its practice of “orgasmic meditation” — until members come forward with disturbing allegations.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
In Theatres: MEET ME IN THE BATHROOM
Coming to theatres today, Friday, November 4:
MEET ME IN THE BATHROOM
Director:
Dylan Southern, Will Lovelace
World Premiere:
Sundance 2022
Select Festivals:
CPH:DOX, Docaviv, BFI London, IndieLisboa, Sydney, Nashville, San Sebastián, Reykjavik, Athens, Brisbane
About:
An immersive journey through the New York music scene of the early 2000s. Set against the backdrop of 9/11, the film tells the story of how a new generation kickstarted a musical rebirth for New York City that reverberated around the world. Inspired by the book by Lizzy Goodman.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
In Theatres: SALVATORE: SHOEMAKER OF DREAMS
Coming to theatres today, Friday, November 4:
SALVATORE: SHOEMAKER OF DREAMS
Director:
Luca Guadagnino
World Premiere:
Venice 2020
Select Festivals:
Telluride, Provincetown, Taipei Golden Horse, Hot Springs Doc
About:
The mystery and fascination of an important, multifaceted and complex figure as Salvatore Ferragamo has led to a human, artistic and entrepreneurial story being told from different points of view.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
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